Preferred Label : myoclonic epilepsy, juvenile;

MeSH definition : A disorder characterized by the onset of myoclonus in adolescence, a marked increase in the incidence of absence seizures (see EPILEPSY, ABSENCE), and generalized major motor seizures (see EPILEPSY, TONIC-CLONIC). The myoclonic episodes tend to occur shortly after awakening. Seizures tend to be aggravated by sleep deprivation and alcohol consumption. Hereditary and sporadic forms have been identified. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p323);

MeSH synonym : epilepsy, juvenile myoclonic; jme (juvenile myoclonic epilepsy); jmes (juvenile myoclonic epilepsy); juvenile myoclonic epilepsy; epilepsy, myoclonic, juvenile; epilepsy, myoclonic juvenile; Juvenile Epilepsy, Myoclonic; Myoclonic Juvenile Epilepsy; Impulsive Petit Mal, Janz; Janz Syndrome; Impulsive Petit Mal Epilepsy; Janz Impulsive Petit Mal; Janz Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy; Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy of Janz; Myoclonic Epilepsy, Adolescent; Epilepsy, Adolescent Myoclonic; Petit Mal, Impulsive, Janz; Myoclonic Epilepsy, Juvenile, 1; Petit Mal, Impulsive; Adolescent Myoclonic Epilepsy;

CISMeF synonym : syndrome, janz; Epilepsies, Myoclonic Juvenile; Juvenile Epilepsies, Myoclonic; adolescent myoclonic epilepsies; epilepsies, adolescent myoclonic; epilepsies, juvenile myoclonic; impulsive petit mal epilepsy; juvenile myoclonic epilepsies; juvenile myoclonic epilepsy of janz; myoclonic epilepsies, adolescent; myoclonic epilepsies, juvenile; myoclonic epilepsy, adolescent; myoclonic epilepsy, juvenile, 1; petit mals, impulsive;

DeCS synonym : Panayiotopoulos Syndrome; Panayiotopoulos Syndromes; Myoclonic Juvenile Epilepsies;

MeSH hyponym : Janz Syndrome; Petit Mal, Impulsive, Janz; Janz Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy; Impulsive Petit Mal, Janz; Janz Impulsive Petit Mal; Petit Mal, Impulsive; Epilepsy, Adolescent Myoclonic; Adolescent Myoclonic Epilepsy;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy;

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A disorder characterized by the onset of myoclonus in adolescence, a marked increase in the incidence of absence seizures (see EPILEPSY, ABSENCE), and generalized major motor seizures (see EPILEPSY, TONIC-CLONIC). The myoclonic episodes tend to occur shortly after awakening. Seizures tend to be aggravated by sleep deprivation and alcohol consumption. Hereditary and sporadic forms have been identified. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p323)

https://www.cochrane.org/fr/CD010008/EPILEPSY_topiramate-dans-lepilepsie-myoclonique-juvenile
2021
United Kingdom
review of literature
french abstract
Myoclonus
myoclonic epilepsy, juvenile
Topiramate
Epilepsy
juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
Epilepsy

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https://rmlg.uliege.be/article/2461
2013
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Belgium
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http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Lng=FR&Expert=307
2002
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French
myoclonic epilepsy, juvenile
scientific and technical information

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